Vehicle-signal.



E. B. & G. E. ROEDDING.

VEHICLE SIGNAL.

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Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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VEHICLE SIGNAL.

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Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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E. B. & G. E. ROEDDING. VEHICLE SIGNAL.

APPLIUATIOH FILED KAY19, 1913. 1,080,589. Patented 1360.9, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT (FlilCE.

EDWARD UCE REBDINQ AND' ORDGN E" WEDDING, 0F DETEGI'P, BHCHIGAN.

vnmcLn-SIGNAL.

Spcuicatinn of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 9, 1913.

Application tiled May 19, 1913. Serial No. 768,584.

To all fwlwm t may concern Behit known. that `rve, EDWARD Birnen Rond nino and GORDON l". Rononmo, citizens of theUnited Stotes, residin at Detroit, in the county ot Wkyne and 51ste of Michigan, have invented n new and Improved Vehicle- Signal, of whii'l kthe following is a specifi cation.

This invention relates to signals adapt/ed to be mounted on the rear ends of automobiles :und other vehicles for the purpose of conin'iunicating to the drivers or conductors of vehicles which are .following the intentions of the drivers of the vehicles in fidvance; :and its object is to provide n simple and efiieieni. mechanism which will indicate such intentions clearly and accurately.

This invention consists. in combine-tion with ai proper ease, of a light hollow cylinder revolubly mounted therein and having its surface provided with Troops of letters. a lamp mounted within ie cilinder, and :i motor mounted Within the cy inder and conneoted thereto in such :i manner that the cylinder may be revolved therehy.

It further consists in coinliiinition with the case.r cylinder rind motor, of electrically energized controlling devices for stoppingr the cylinder zit` any one of :i series ot predetermined points.

ln the :iccon'ipunying drawings ligure Tl is :1. front elevation and Figd?. n rear ele.-

yvntionoi" this improved signaling device, the

front :ind rer` in this cose being tzilnin. with reference to the signal sind not to the vehicle upon whirh the signal is mounted. Figi'. 3 is :in end elevation of the lump taken from the leftpin Figi. l. electric circuits employed. Fig. 5 is :i hori :cumul longitudinal section of this improved device und G u. verticali longitudinal section oic the-stime. Fig. 7 is a section, on the line T Tof Fig. 5. Fig. S is n section on the lim` @w8 of Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is n perA sprctive oi the revohiblo cylinder. Fig. 10 is :i development of the surface of in: cylinder. Figi'. 1l is zin end elevation from the right in Fig. l showing the ease with the end can removed sind the guard broken away to show the hole for the passage of the. line wire.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throu'hout the several` views.

When automobiles Closelv follow each other und the driver of the vehicle ahead de sires `to change his speed or direction, the g1- Fg. l is :i diagram ot the i is great danger of its being run into hy the vehicle next behind. lt is therefore desirable that means be provided whereby the driver of the. vehicle ahead may communicate his intentions to the driver of the vehicle felhiwN ing. For this purpose n, signal' *fr device has been designed consisting generi.;

l0, preferably (-.vvlihdric-il it ar sl ve l1 so construe. slipped over :in erin "l2 projecting from the oar 18 .find he siiiunirtiVA by means of a set-screw 1i. fl.. may be connected to tir arm and ceri-g the license tag 'lo ol the vene..- The case may he provided with a longiiudnnit opengluss. through ingr 17 covered by a sheet 1S of Y which rays of light only full n night onto this license tag 16,

The front ot' the ons". is providrd with mi opening if) ii, which nur, e mounted :i sheet 20 ot' gloss or other irsnsijnii'ent rneterinl, so that the rays ot' light may he thrmvn buckward from the vehicle. (je and :ire formed to fit the ends of the "r and muy be iii-miden with lenses und 2.1 it desired, which only he ot on) desi i so :is to Ulli" Y Mounted in the any, as ....(Vivn in 5, are tivo brackets QV :ind 2i. prwidefl with set-screws which centrally snpiioi-t the irnnnions 12) :ind 30, th'.` lutter be'. i hollow m permit the passage of the wiios which iolertricitv is ('.imreved to the miniem. i levoluhly mounted on t.. fiions rire the circular heaiiis nceted hv cross inns l around which the shrl jvlinder extends. "this, or o'f some tiriiwpiireiit metal` letters 13G :and Age opening l be cut therein` ein? .i Ji trompo- Qlotli. impor or siininr :mieivl cemented to the ins. te ot the yshell oimnr wie ieiiigirfi ood i the oinvninA 37, the shari, over the opening Il? lining red. It cylinder is made of i Celluloid or other noi-umili* transparent mhterinl, it muy he Colored bloei: except where 5 the lette-rs 3G occur, where it may oc left uneolored. und he colored red zit the space 1 marked f'l' in Fig. l0. l Ai'. viertrie lamp 3S is mounted. in the case ,il -iiifi .a the indi. y

may Le ni metall initeiiiil. li" of *l io t .Aro of the. binding posts 40, which coni neet to wires from the Current source. When current 'lions over these wires, the ignited lmnp will ilnininzite the interim' of the shell 2H :1mi iwrmsilly shine through the red porfuni toi-nigh the window Q0. \Vhen miwr'iz' Ylintlcr revolved one.y two7 ini-w or it i Avlis, ns muy he desired, the nimh Slow, if Right., nnil Stop will Iw liiivrien KVlat and ille window 20, :uni thi-o words wili stand out at night when t. c lamp PAQ lim-ns in bright letters at this nindmf, notifying the drivers of the vehicles in the ifr nl the intention of the tri-r 'ile order of' these words on the ""flinfl'r is immaterial find mit): be modified is di him gf daylight the lzitnp cir i in: fipcn, lint tin: coi'itrast; of the on the liiznjlt: background just 20 will render the Words tin '.f" :ind Si," cnnnect to the which carry si pie i5 on ,.timt'ingg motor #tft i mounted, fiore im in tnewisc.

` d type, sind f comiectrd te the platte snuit 46 cnrV` fith the interin: miic shaft conilic spiral 530 on i ich mounted 't sind n cellar p perforated what: i5, with the revel vifs,

. the armature izrilzf cylinder: this longfiiinii Mithril ring muy imi teeth fit? dit of the Y il pinwhich is, mounted ;iiiilfililj.' iffiiiii hy the vr #it :is .sin fiumi-wiel t vers of vihicle; followin'. 1 2') y will hf.- 5 'rife ot revolution ot v i i' re it. siril i {filiali} j oni the l'ifzttery over the lines 8S and 90 to shown. linen the proper Word has reached this window, the inotor is stopped, and after the desired length. of time, the motor is deenergized and the spring 60 turns the motor und the cylinder 34. hacliw-gtrd to starting psition. The means 'for stopping this motor und cylinder at the desired points are as follows: Mounted on the plate 43 are pairs of electrofnagnets 68, 69 and 70. These magnets have armatures 71. 72 and 73 provided with :irme 74, 7 5 und 76 respectively, which are guided het-w o. n the fingers on the bracket 7 shown in l'y ig. (3. Each of these t a' arms 74, und 7G are nnrmally out of the path, pt the mit 51, but. when the proper magnetis .energia-th its armature swings toward the spiral and its arin extends into the path of this nut, so that when the motor is energized sind revolves the spiral 50, this nut will engage one of the arms 74, 75 0r 76, which will ref-)ult in the stopping of the motor. here the cylinder /,t is provided with .tour words besides he red space 37, the distance that the colin r 52 can travel longitudinally ot the spiral before it strikes the :mn '74. will he entf- -fll of the distance which it. travels mile; it .trikes the arm 75 and inc-third et the di tence it. travels l eilse erin 7??, :ind each distance will ne sufficient; to permit the shaft 4G to turn through thc riscosse nuinher of deiees for the pinion 47 in afro-itc the gear .d the cylirder li one trie or three i'ittiis' ifi n revolution. All of these :irmatnrvs nifty he 'reunited on ze, simil SO carried hy the in zuzliit im sind muy be normally held mitvtfard titi' sp @l en this shaft. An extending forwardly from the plete army 'be empieyed to carry the lamp 3S. 'lim covnwiiing device-s for this mechanism i be minimi-zd 'it any desire position on f, i or grouped i f :t ple e Six A hutten 87 1 cuit from the line Si@ lem tery Si) to the. V 3,0 lending te the magnet 58: the button 91 the circuit of the line UQ to the magnet GQ; the hutten 93 the cir enit of the line 94 to the niffir'net 71?* While f r if s a l i tlc button h muy close the circuit oi' the line `ein, ,ctly tc, the motor tit fires iii/ii im *will preferably connect this windings of the xnrignets as inidiczitcf 1g. sind line 100 connects the tutor to the battery, Ail. these lines will p ri"i;--ffhly he fully insulated. When the l if; depressed a, current will How the elettromagnet thence over the line 97 nwcmeit et the motor and Emitm nsonrn' in :Qan (ase and having n {.lxxx'lty f) mintmw of of groupe n" trans )arent und opaque.:- sm" v :uw of plu tions constituting' its s'hQlL whvh sodimm ed pnnis. muy be successively presented to ,anni fwn l, '5. ne mxnbnatw of ay frase 60 duw, :1 gear cnncenrc with Said cynnl a cy'mer 1 olnhy lg and Secund t'wreto, Statonax'y mmm-3 fo and mrng n pznrnh'ty support the Cylinder, means engziging the. of grunps :freni fmrzutrri un iw. gear io return the cylinder to norma p0ssam-fav?, xfnvh CUL-Um muy no nffmsasively tion, an electric motor mounted on said SupR prcwnivd m f afnfm; fznfmnry menus 65 porting means Within the cylinder, a gear io snpynm s; vylnnfm, :m

mounted on said supporting means, a gear connected to said cylinder, a pinion mounted'on the motor shaft and meshing with said gear, a spirally grooved shaft connected to said motor shaft, a nut slidable thereon, a series of electro-magnets and armatures therefor adapted to be swung into the path of saidnut to stop it and the rotations of the motor and cylinder at any one of a plurality of predetermined points, and manually operated means to control the action of said electro-magnets.

7. In a signal, the combination of a case having a window. a cylinder revolubly mounted in said case and having a plurality of groups of characters on its surface which Lmay be successively presented to said window, an electric motor mounted in said case within the cylinder and operatively connected to said cylinder, means to control the movement of said motor and cylinder, electriecircuits leading to said motor and controlling means, and a spring connected to and tensioned by said cylinder when the eylilider is turned by the motor and adapted to turn back the cylinder to normal position.

8. In a signal, the combination of a case having a window, a cylinder revolubly 'mounted in the case and having a plurality of groups of transparent characters on its surface, which sections may be successively presented to said window, stationary means to support said cylinder, an electric motor mounted on said supporting means, a gear connected to said cylinder, a pinion mounted on the motor shaft and meshing with said gear, a spirally grooved shaft connected to said motor shaft, a nut slidable thereon, a series of electro-magnets and armatures therefor adapted to be swung into the path of said nut to stop it and the rotations of the motor and cylinder at any one of a plurality of predetermined points, a shaft revolubly mounted adjacent the motor, a pinion on the shaft in mesh with said gear, and a spring on said shaft adapted to be wound up as the motor revolves the cylinder and to unwind to return the cylinder lto normal position when thc motor is dcnergized. l

9. In a signal, the combination of a case having a window, a cylinder revolubly mounted in said case and having a plurality of groups of characters on its surface which may be successively presented to said window, an electric motor mounted in said Case within the cylinder and operatively connected to said cylinder, means to control the movement of said motor and cylinder, electric circuits leading to said motor and controlling means, a spring connected to and tensioned by said cylinder when the cylinder is turned by the motor and adapted to turn back the cylinder to normal position, and means to adjust the tension of the spring.

10., In a signal, the combination of a cylindrical case having a window, a bracket mounted in each end of the case and having a bearing at its outer end, a motor support within the case comprising a plate, arms at the ends of the plate and trunnions on the arms extending into the bearings of said brackets, one of said trunnions being formed hollow, a circular head mounted on each trnnnion, an indicating cylinder on said leads surrounding said plate and arms, a motor mounted on said plate within the cylinder, gears connecting the motor and cylinder, stopping devices for said motor including a spiral shaft, a nut thereon, electromagncts and their armatures, and electric wires for the magnets and motor extending through the hollow trunnion into the cylinder.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD BRUCE ROEDDING.

GORDON ROEDDING.

Witnesses:

J AY FULLER, y

EDWARD N. PAGELSEN. 

